Man wanted for solicitation of minor apprehended

June 14, 2013

MARTINSBURG - One of the Eastern Panhandle's most wanted fugitives was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant charging him with soliciting a minor for sex in connection an alleged October 2012 incident.

The U.S. Marshal Service's Mountain State Fugitive Task Force was able to locate and arrest Peter Stankiewicz, 29, of Falling Waters, in Martinsburg. The task force was asked in May to locate Stankiewicz, who was believed to have fled West Virginia shortly after the alleged crime and returned to the Salisbury, Md., area. Stankiewicz was recently added to the Eastern Panhandle's Most Wanted list due to the nature of his crime.

During the investigation, the task force was able to determine that Stankiewicz had returned to Maryland for a period of time, but then came back to West Virginia. The West Virginia State Police and U.S. Marshals renewed their investigation in order to locate Stankiewicz. Information was received that Stankiewicz might be staying in the Falling Waters area around midday Thursday, U.S. Marshals and West Virginia State Troopers checked the campsite where Stankiewicz was believed to be staying and learned that he had gone to a medical appointment in Martinsburg. Task Force members were able to catch up to Stankiewicz in Martinsburg and arrested him without incident.

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Peter Stankiewicz.

He was later arraigned and, as of Thursday, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bail.